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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
4
Agriculture review explains that many fruit varieties can be grown in most areas with attention to mixed species, planting patterns, and site conditions. It covers interplanting tactics, shade needs for currants, soil and drainage, nursery stock quality, and regional planting times from spring to winter across climates.
Agricultural reform message highlights terracing as the most effective erosion control. It notes annual US losses exceed a million dollars and urges deep plowing cover crops contour farming underdraining and vegetation cover to increase soil permeability and absorb rain.
Manufacturers state there is little possibility of any immediate reduction in the price of farm machinery. The note signals continued costs for farmers seeking equipment.
Stable manure is the best fertilizer for vegetables of all sorts on most soils when used in moderate quantities.
The report notes drilled oats reach uniform size and mature sooner than oats broadcast. This suggests yield and harvest efficiency advantages for drilled planting methods in oat crops.
Recent West Virginia extension reports show prejudice against book farming fading as SU farmers clubs with over 1,600 members study farm problems in winter reading circles. Across the state 100 clubs with at least 2,500 members pursue courses on soil fertility crops and husbandry while county agents organize farm bureaus and community clubs to boost reading circle participation.
The article advises supplementing pastures with silos and manure as cost effective plant food, warns that poor seed yields a poor stand, and suggests growing a few profitable vegetables. It notes frost injury to potatoes, sod breaking by disk plows, and that Alsike clover pairs with Timothy.
Governor Harding has not yet made most biennial appointments requiring Senate confirmation aside from the state insurance commissioner. The article lists tenures and upcoming confirmations including A B Funk Ora Williams D C Mott A M McColl D Murphy Brenton Holbrook and George Messenger and notes Democratic and Republican bills ranging from veterans benefits to hotel regulations and court reforms in the Thirty-eighth General Assembly.
Dairy specialists say calf quality hinges on cow condition and feed. Proper early nutrition, gradual milk introduction, and strict cleanliness boost thrift and future milk production. weaning at about six months depends on milk costs and calf vigor.
Louisiana agricultural agent implements a systematic plan to boost yields and stock quality in Pointe Coupee Parish. Seed corn selection and cultivation methods improve harvests. 1917 shipments exceed 100 carloads. 1918 seed plot wins at Southern Louisiana fair. alfalfa acreage up over 100 percent. widespread adoption of purebred livestock and increased meat production on farms.
The article advises using concentrated hog feed with limited forage and outlines feeding growing bulls with legume hay and four to eight pounds of grain daily. It notes winter starvation as a possible savings but warns it is expensive to implement.
USDA guidance advises regular feeding with sweet warm milk, clean pails, and giving the calf slightly less than its demand. If the calf falls ill, reduce milk by one half to aid recovery.
Practical livestock guidance stresses keeping hogs healthy through quiet housing and roughage. It advises against crowding for building savings, favors alfalfa and legume hay for sheep, warns about foot rot in damp yards, and suggests salt not be left freely available. It also notes advantages of corn silage, beet pulp, and windless winter feeding for steady gains.
Advert reads that kidney trouble is common and often undetected. It extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a mild healing remedy with success in addressing these conditions. It notes insurance rejections linked to undiagnosed kidney issues and offers sample bottles for ten cents plus a paper mention.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promising natural darkening of gray or fading hair. It claims quick results after one or two applications and asserts widespread use and consumer delight.
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